Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills 1 Reporter, Rescues 21-Year-Old Photojournalist After Hours Trapped
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 26
Israeli Strike in Lebanon Kills 1 Reporter, Rescues 21-Year-Old Photojournalist After Hours Trapped
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 26
Summary
Zeinab Faraj, 21, was pulled from rubble after an Israeli missile strike in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and two men traveling ahead of them on April 22.
Faraj said the attack unfolded in multiple stages after the pair entered al-Tiri to document war damage during a ceasefire, with drones circling low, a car hit, and rescuers initially unable to reach them.
Khalil, 42, was wounded while sheltering with Faraj in a house and is believed to have died about an hour before paramedics were allowed back into the area to extract Faraj.
Israel said it had identified saboteurs violating the truce, but human rights groups called the strike a war crime; the military had also received repeated messages urging it to permit a rescue operation.
Faraj, now back preparing for university, still struggles to walk, bears visible injuries and says drone sounds and memories of the attack continue to trigger severe trauma.